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Bangladesh, being situated on the Brahmaputra River Delta (also known as the Ganges Delta) is a land of many rivers, and as a result is very prone to flooding.Due to being part of such a basin and being less than 5 meters above mean sea level, Bangladesh faces the cumulative effects of floods due to water flashing from nearby hills, the accumulation of the inflow of water from upstream ...
The 2004 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was the first in which tropical cyclones were officially named in the basin. Cyclone Onil , which struck India and Pakistan, was named in late September. The final storm, Cyclone Agni , was also named, and crossed into the southern hemisphere shortly before dissipation.
New Zealand cricket team toured Bangladesh from 14 October to 7 November 2004. They played two Test matches and three One Day Internationals against Bangladesh. New Zealand won all the matches. [21] The Indian cricket team toured Bangladesh for two Tests and three ODIs from 10 December 2004 to 27 December 2004. India won the Test series 2-0 and ...
The floods in August in eastern Bangladesh, which left more than 70 dead, caused damage estimated at $1.20 billion, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue, a leading think-tank.
STORY: About 105,000 people have been evacuated so far, but police officials estimated that over four million were still stranded. Thousands of policemen and army personnel have been deployed to ...
The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 on Tuesday with millions of people still stranded in devastated areas and increasing concern about outbreaks of waterborne disease as the ...
Between 2001 and 2004, the national team suffered from heavy defeats in international matches. They also suffered from 5 heavy defeats and 1 no results in 2003 Cricket World Cup. Then between 2004 and 2010 Bangladesh secured some memorable one-off victories but they continued to suffer from lack of consistency. India toured Bangladesh in ...
Fifteen children have drowned in flash floods that swept through Bangladesh with another 3.5 million urgently needing clean drinking water as the risk of waterborne diseases grows, UNICEF's ...